Hopefully, this bit of gorgeousness (love the color!) from Mercedes Morgan will tide you over until we return in two weeks! Thanks, Mercedes for patience and perfection. Friends and family – especially from afar – for showing up and making the day everything we hoped for. And to Neil for the most perfect wedding ceremony two very imperfect people could ever love.
Love is the particulars, the details, the specifics.
Love finds a place for an over-sized television.
Love is quick to laugh, and even quicker to console.
Love is supportive during exams. Semester after semester after semester of exams.
Love leans into the belt sander with both hands, and works into the night if that’s what it takes.
Love celebrates wit and embraces crazy, and tolerates moody pets.
Love even forgives dents and scratches on the car.
Love can let the second coat wait until tomorrow.
Love mourns and lets mourn.
Love supports changing jobs in the pursuit of satisfaction.
Love splurges on bathroom tile, cause damn it looks good.
Love endures idiotic shipping companies and celebrates the kindness of a seamstress.
And love is not stolen away even when lots of other things are.
- Neil Moseley, May 21, 2011
Congratulations Fish! I’m so happy your dress was finished, you look beautiful! Have a fabulous honeymoon!
I have read your blog for years – and I just want to wish you both much, MUCH happiness! Have a wonderful honeymoon!
Congrats!!! I thought of you yesterday-can’t wait for all the details! Have a wonderful honeymoon!!
I wish you both a huge congratulations – the wedding is over, and now for the marriage! Have a great honeymoon in Italia!
Thanks for sharing the lovely photos. I would have thought your energies would be well focused elsewhere. Yet, so many of us feel like an extended family after all these years, so thanks for taking the time. I was thinking of you on Saturday and am so glad the day was all you hoped for. Now forget about blog readers and everyone and everything else but each other, and have a wonderful honeymoon.
Ditto!
I second that Ditto! (Congratulations! Thank you! Enjoy!)
Third! Hope you’re both having a fantastic time. Can’t wait to hear (and see!) about all the details when you get back.
This is pretty much what I was gonna say!! Congrats and enjoy some Fish and Bike time.
Long time follower of the blog…like pre engagement follower
You guys are adorable, you look beautiful. Congratulations and I wish you all the happiness in the world.
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Beautiful photos!
OH HEY GORGEOUS! Congratulations!
Happy, happy, happy honeymoon… you deserve it.
Congratulations, you look flawless! Thank you for sharing a piece of your special day with us, I am so glad to see that everything came together in the end. So happy for you both. Enjoy your honeymoon!
Congratulations, Fish! SO glad to see you so happy!
Aw fish, congratulations! I woke up on Saturday morning and exclaimed “Heather is getting married today!” which got me a funny look from The Boy but I didn’t care, I’m so happy for you! You look so pretty in the pictures, I hope your day was every bit as magical as you deserve. Enjoy Italy!
I woke up and did the exact same thing on Saturday morning!
Heather, thank you SO MUCH for posting pictures. I didn’t think there would be anything new but I had my fingers crossed. Thank you for being so generous as to share a peek into your special day.
The ceremony excerpt was perfect and took us on a journey through your archives (denting the car, the robbery, the never-ending work on the house, the support for the yoga instructing and the newest job change, the losses, the dress). Well done!
So happy for you and Christopher! You’re beautiful and the dress is perfect.
Congratulations, Heather!
You look beautiful (and the dress is GORGEOUS)!!! Congratulations – wishing you both health and happiness always – and lots of fabulous gelato!
Congratulations! After reading for years…this is so, so fun to see! Lovely photographs and you look absolutely stunning (excellent shoe choice!). Have a wonderful honeymoon!
Congrats! A lifetime of happiness and love to you both!
Baccio
Congratulations on finding your bike, Fish! I teared up looking at this, because I too have been reading for years (since you were living in NY). You looked beautiful!
Congratulations, have a wonderful and safe honeymoon, and thanks for sharing the beautiful pictures.
Congratulations to you both! Have a great honeymoon.
Congratulations Fish! Your archives got me through a long, boring summer interning in a tiny law office back in 2006; and I’ve been reading (but hardly ever commenting) ever since. I hope you have a wonderful honeymoon and a beautiful marriage.
P.S. The pictures are great! Can’t wait to see the rest ;0)
Congratulations Fish! I have been reading since the days of the start of the blog, and really so glad to see you’ve found your happy beginning!
You look GORGEOUS! That dress is fabulous–so glad it came together in the end! As yet another long-time reader, I also thought of you on Saturday and sent mental positive vibes your way. So happy for you guys! Have a fabulous time in Italy!
Gorgeous, congratulations and have a fabulous trip!
Congratulations! Travel safe and enjoy every minute!!
Congrats Fish! I’ve been reading your blog for quite a long time too and I’m so happy for you. Congrats on your special day and I hope you fully enjoy your amazing honeymoon with your brand new HUSBAND!
PERFECTION! I love your red lipstick and your dress looks fab! =)
I’m so glad that everything turned out! Have loads of fun on your honeymoon!!!!
Congratulations!!!!!
Congratulations! You look beautiful, he looks handsome and you both look so happy. Enjoy Italy and look forward to a wonderful married life!
I’m a long time reader and have never posted but getting married warrants a posting! Congratulations to you! This teaser photo is fabulous…enjoy the honeymoon and can’t wait to read more when you’re back from the trip.
[...] This is probably the sweetest thing I’ve ever read. [...]
and im bawling. happy new life. im so glad for you. thanks for making us part of your journey
Congratulations to you both.
Oh Fish – Happy Wedding to you and your husband! (Isn’t that a crazy thing to say!!!) You look just beautiful and your dress is lovely. Enjoy your honeymoon and we all look forward to hearing how amazing Italy is this time of year! We are all very happy for you.
Congratulations!!! I hope you enjoyed every minute; it goes by fast doesn’t it? Have a fabulous honeymoon. You are such a beautiful couple.
Congrats! This fish found her bicycle!
Congrats! The dress is beautiful and you guys look so happy. Enjoy Italy!
Congrats! So excited for you
Congratulations, sweeties! Have a wonderful honeymoon and an even more wonderful marriage.
So glad everything went well.
congratulations and have a really fun time traipsing around Italy!
Yayyyyy! Congratulations! We also had a friend write and read a very personalized piece at our wedding. Nearly fourteen years later, it remains one of my favorite memories of our wedding, and contains many, many truths about our life together. May there never be a happier Fish and Bicycle for years and years!
Congratulations to you and the Dork Lord. Here’s hoping to many, many years of happiness and laughter. The dress is totally worth all of the stressing. Beautiful dress and beautiful bride.
le sigh. you look perfect. i too have been following a long time …. since 2004! so happy for you and look forward to the details of everything. enjoy your honeymoon, married one!!
So thrilled for both of you! You look stunning, Heather
Beautiful. Many congratulations.
Congratulations to you both! I am so happy for the beautiful couple, you look stunning! Here’s to a marriage full of health, prosperity, and happiness, (and babies)! Thank you for sharing everything. Cheers!
CONGRATS!!!
Congratulations and Best Wishes! I thought of you often on Friday and Saturday, and wished that you were just having the best times with friends and family (and that it wouldn’t rain!) I can’t believe you took time yesterday to post photos — thank you! Have a fabulous honeymoon — be relaxed, refreshed, and renewed to continue all your fun. :::hugs:::
Congratulations Heather! I’ve been reading your stories for years, and I’m so glad you found love. You deserve it! Happy Honeymoon!
I’ve been a longtime fan of your blog and this just comes full circle… this actually made me cry. You found love, and someone who loves you back–because of and despite of. And you are wed. Awesome story! Congratulations! You’re a very beautiful bride. The bike? So handsome, too.
heather,
as a single nyc gal and fellow zoolander enthusiast, i have been reading your blog for years. i can’t remember how i stumbled upon it in the first place, but i’m so glad i did. your journey has been both heartwarming and inspirational. all the best to you both. i’m ridiculously happy for you.
Somehow I think you won’t be needing a helmet… I’m picturing a leisurely cycle through the Italian countryside, for as long as you both shall live.
Congratulations Fish!
I’m a long time reader, and I just wanted to wish you good luck! I hope the bicycle I’m still searching for turns out to be as special as your is.
You look outrageously beautiful. Congratulations to you both on your marriage- I wish you all the happiness you can possibly tolerate.
Congratulations! From what I can see, the dress looks beautiful! Best wishes for a long and happy life together
Adding my congratulations, too – you both look fabulous, and fabulously happy! Thank you for sharing a bit of your special day with us. I am so happy that everything came together for you, and so very happy for you! Enjoy your honeymoon!
Congratulations, Fish and Bike! Enjoy your honeymoon!
Best wishes for a beautiful, fulfilling life together, from another long-time reader. You look amazing!
You look so happy and beautiful! I thought about you on Saturday, and I popped over just in case you posted. I was so excited that you squeezed in a post before leaving for you honeymoon. Have a wonderful time!!
PS Just loved the title of this post. A tear.
Hooray!!! Dress looks great, and you two are super cute together. Enjoy your vacation!
Congratulations Heather! You look absolutely gorgeous. Looks like your dress managed to turn out perfect! Have an excellent honeymoon and here’s to many happy years (and that you’ll keep bloggin!)!
Yay! Congratulations!!!!
Have a WONDERFUL honeymoon.
Hooray! Like many of today’s posters, I’ve been reading your blog for years. Not since the beginning, but shortly after you arrived in NYC. I’ve clung to some of your posts to get through some of my own tough romantic/learning about being an adult periods. “It can’t just be me. Can it? No – no it is not. Whew!”
I married my bicycle a year ago today. I’m so very happy you found yours too. Wishing you all sorts of love and happiness for years and years and years.
So happy for you both – congratulations and best wishes! And thank you for sharing the photos… you look amazingly gorgeous and happy!
Dear Heather,
I join all the rest of your readers in wishing you every happiness in your new married life. We are all just so very happy for you! Congratulations to you both!
Congrats!!!
Congrats to the both of you! Wishing you a very beautiful life together!
Congratulations! You look gorgeous.
*SIGH* Congratulations! I’m so so so happy for the two of you! Wishing you lifetimes of happiness, love, and all that comes with it!
p.s. the dress is gorgeous!
congratulations! You both look wonderful, enjoy your honeymoon/holiday!
Congratulations to both of you! I wish you both smooth sailing, may your life together be happy and good. And Fish, I started reading your blog, when I did not know what the word meant and it feels like someone you care about is starting this new life in a new house as a new bride. So I just want to say that I’m happy for you and wish you all the best.
Congratulations on your big day! I hope your honeymoon is just as amazing
Much congratulations Fish! The dress is beautiful and so were you. Have fun on your honeymoon, and in your life together.
Congratulations, Fish and the Dork Lord! Thank you so much for taking the time to put up a photo. I hope you have a wonderful honeymoon and a wonderful life together in the house you have put so much into – as reflected in those wonderful words. Aw
Fish! I am so happy for you and the Dork Lord! And what a beautiful way to describe all that you’ve been through together. Love does give you strength to endure a lot more than you thought you could.
I hope that your honeymoon is everything that you wished for! Have a fabulous time! And I love the dress!
Congratulations to both of you! Can’t wait to see more pictures! Have a wonderful honeymoon!
Congratulations! May you two have many, many happy years together! And I love your dress and the flowers! So stunning!
Beautiful, Heather! I am so, so, so very happy for you and your bicycle.
Congratulations! I can’t wait to see more photos and hear all about your lovely day. I wish you two a lifetime of happiness and good humor.
Many, many congratulations!! I have also been reading for years (2005, I think) and have enjoyed following along with your adventures. I am so very happy for you, and wish you a lifetime of goodness together!
i’ve been reading you for years now and have never commented, and now i just want to say WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!! im so thrilled for you both now that it’s all finally come together!!
godbless!!
I am a long time reader. Congrats to you and your new husband!!!
May you have a lifetime of joy! Your dress is lovely, I’ve been reading you for ages and never really commented, (just like many people apparently!) but this is an occasion for firsts! Congrats!
Congratulations! The wedding words melted my heart-love shows itself in so many ways and remembering that is so important! I hope you have a joyful life together!
So happy for you both! The dress, beautiful…the couple, stunning! Lots of love and happiness to you and the Boy!
Echoing all the congratulations and wishes for a beautiful happy future! You’re such a beautiful bride
I used to read your blog a couple years ago. This morning I randomly thought of you & thought to myself, “Ya know, I bet she found love and got married.” I looked you up and BOOM! Top blog post is a picture of you in your wedding dress! Nice to find you again & congratulations!
I used to read your blog a couple years ago. This morning I randomly thought of you & thought to myself, “Ya know, I bet she found love and got married.” I looked you up and BOOM! Top blog post is a picture of you in your wedding dress! Nice to find you again & congratulations!
Congratulations!!! I was thinking of you this weekend and pleased that it seems that everything has gone well. Hope you have a wonderful honeymoon, relaxing and enjoying each other.
Heather – SO happy for you both! Yes, these are the things a great marriage comes from! My hubby and I were also on a remodeling bender while planning our wedding – we were hosting the reception at our house, so lots to get done before the big day! it was definitley a bonding experience, and a great ‘test’ of how well you work through challenges together. I predict a long and VERY Happy marriage for you two!
You look absolutely amazing and in love. Which I guess is why you got married. I started reading your blog when you were in New York, and have faithfully followed you to Texas (on the Interwebs. I promise I’m not the stalker in your bushes. PROMISE.) Your writing has helped through a lot of hard times … I’m a writer myself, and it has given me a lot of inspiration.
I thought I would miss your single-girl escapades, but I’m married myself I know that THIS is the exciting part … the building a life (and a house), starting a family and seeing what the next adventure will be.
We’ll be here, faithfully reading, and I can’t wait to see what happens to you guys. Good thoughts, good vibes and lots of love from another fish who found her bicycle.
Congratulations! Your dress is beautiful, and I’m sure all the drama leading to the big day, helped make it such a memorable day. Best wishes on the marriage.
Congrats! I too thought about you this Saturday, and I must admit it made me feel a bit stalkerish, but I’m glad I wasn’t the only one.
Your backdrop is fab and I wish you guys nothing but the best in your new marriage and new life. (Not sure if we were the only ones, but after we got married the boy and I didn’t feel any different.)
Enjoy your down time in Italy, you more than earned the right to RR this year!
Felicidades!
You look so pretty and happy (and he looks smitten, as it should be)! Congratulations!
Beautiful! Congratulations!
Congratulations!! Amazing. And the dress is beautiful!!
Congratulations!! Even though we’ve never met I was really touched by your marriage. As a long time reader, it’s great to see you get your happy ending. Thanks for sharing so many intimate details of your life with a bunch of strangers. Have you ever thought about turning this blog into a book? Congratulations again!! Enjoy your new role as a WIFE.
Mazel Tov! You look gorgeous and SO happy.
I cannot help but get all ooey gooey smiley over these photos. Congratulations, dear Heather.
fish, congrats. been reading you for years, too. so happy for you and yours.
Were those your wedding vows, bu Neil? I really like them. A friend of mine also got married on 21 May. Both you and she looked divine.
Have a great time in Italy! I lived there for several years. Sadly not married nor had the chance to honeymoon there, but recommended it to some friends who got married last month. Not only did they honeymoon there, but they also decided to have their ceremony there too on th Amalfi coast. They had a great time. Enjoy the icecream, delicious pizza and general dolce vita. And thanks for having such a great blog for so many years and taking so much sense!
Congratulations! So happy for you. Enjoy your honeymoon. Can’t wait to see more pictures,
You look so fabulous in that picture! Congratulations! And I hope you have a great time in Italy
Way to go, Fish! I am so happy for you and bike!
I have read you from the beginning and so glad everything is falling into place. I hope you are having a kick ass honeymoon; you deserve it!
I stole your pic and posted in on my blog. Because it’s too awesome not to.
I love you.
Congratulations, Heather! You look stunning in your wedding dress. I hope you have a fabulous honeymoon in Italy.
Love to you both. Again. You’re gorgeous and a half, small pint. Love you! *Also, no more singing “Matchmaker” unless you’re real drunk.
Love the title of this post!
I’m raising a toast to a fish who finally found her bike. So happy for you both, like everyone else i can’t wait to hear more about your big day and no doubt amazing honeymoon. Much love and congratulations x x x
Oh, Fish!! I knew something important was happening in the world this last week and I missed it!! Congratulations to you and the Dork Lord!! May all the beauty of wedded bliss come to you in heaps and heaps!!
I am de-lurking to say congratulations to both of you!!! I’ve been reading your blog since 2006 (I think
) and I know we’ve never met but i am so happy for you! Beautiful pictures too!! Congratulations again and have a blessed and fruitful life together with the DL!
Congrats! You look just beautiful, and that dress is gorgeous. Hope you had a fabulous honeymoon!
The reading on love that you included here brought tears to my eyes. Congratulations and very best wishes to you and the DL for a fun-filled and love-filled life together.
You look absolutely lovely and he so obviously adores you. Much happiness upon both of you.
(oddly enough, I have a dress of a very similar design I thought of wearing if I ever decide I need to marry the Man Toy.)
Absolutely beautiful!!! I am so happy that you found your bicycle.